worth [wɜːθ]
adjective
1 (equal in value to)
to be worth sth valer algo; it's worth five pounds vale cinco libras; it's worth a lot of money vale mucho dinero; what how much is it worth?or ¿cuánto vale?; it's not worth much no vale mucho; it's worth a great deal to me (sentimentally) para mí tiene gran valor sentimental
he was worth a million when he died murió millonario; murió dejando una fortuna de un millón; what's the old man worth? ¿cuánto dinero tiene el viejo?; "don't tell anybody" — "what's it worth to you?" (informal) —no se lo digas a nadie —¿cuánto me das si no digo nada?
to run for all one is worthall correr como si le llevara a uno el diablo
to sing for all one is worth cantar con toda el alma
it must be worth a fortunefortune debe valer una fortuna
it's more than my job's worth to tell youjob's me costaría mi empleo decirte eso
it's not worth the paper it's written onpaper vale menos que el papel en que está escrito
she's worth ten of himten ella vale diez veces más que él
I tell you this for what it's worthwhat te digo esto por si te interesa
2 (deserving of)
it's worth reading vale merece la pena leerlo;or
it's worth the efforteffort vale merece la pena molestarse en hacerlo;or
it's worth havinghaving vale merece la pena tenerlo;or
it's (not) worth itit (no) vale merece la pena;or
life isn't worth livingliving la vida no tiene sentido para mí
the cathedral is worth a looklook la catedral merece la pena; merece la pena ver la catedral
it's worth mentioning that ...mentioning merece la pena mencionar que ...; es digno de mención el hecho de que ...
it's worth supportingsupporting es digno de apoyo
it's worth thinking aboutthinking vale merece la pena pensarlo;or
it's not worth the troubletrouble no vale merece la pena;or
the meal was worth the waitwait la comida estaba tan rica que mereció la pena esperar; la comida mereció compensó la espera;or
it's well worth doingwell bien vale merece la pena hacerlo;or
